Can scoop



H. J. HART.

CAN scooP. APPucATlbN men FEB. 23. 1921.

Patented Mar. 28, 1922..

t2 Kiel HOWARD J. HART, or rraivrrron, rows.

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Specification of Letters Pr ent.

iatented itifar. 28, 19

To all whom it may 0077.66771.

Be it known that I, Howann J. HART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hampton, in the county of Franklin, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can Scoops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and, exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in lifting and carrying devices, and particularly to devices for lifting and carrying a number of empty or full cans, the device being especially adapted for use in canning factories, or in can making plants.

One object of the invention is to provide a device in the nature of a scoop by means of which a large number of cans can be quickly and easily lifted from a floor or table, and carried to the place of need of the cans.

Another object is to provide a scoop of the character named by means of which a large number of cans can be quickly and easily gathered up, carried without danger of falling from the scoop, and delivered or discharged at the point where the cans are needed.

Other objects and advantages will be ap parent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. 7

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the scoop in the act of gathering up a number of cans.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of another form of the scoop.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a still further modification of the scoop.

Figure e is a perspective view of a fourth modification of the scoop. 7

Referring to the accompanying drawing, and particularly to Figure 1, 10 represents an elongated base board of suitable length, width, and thickness, and having the upper face of its opposite ends beveled or downwardly and outwardly inclined, as shown at 11. Across the lower face of the base are formed the grooves 12, the purpose of which will presently appear herein. Secured to one of the longer edge faces of the base 10 is board 13 of a length equal to that of the base and having its opposite ends, at its inner face, beveled or longitudinally and outwardly inclined, as at let. In the rear face of the back member 13, and meeting the grooves 12, of the base. are the grooves 15. Angle strips of metal 16 are disposed with their respective arm portions in the grooves of the base and of the back member, rivets 17 being used to secure said arms to the said boards. The upper portions of the vertical portions of the angle strips extend a short distance above the upper edge of the back member, and secured to these portions are the forwardly extending handles 18, which are adapted to be grasped by the hands of the operator.

The use of the device may be readily understood from an inspection of Figure 1, it being seen that the operator places the beveled end of the base beneath the endmost can of a row and pushes the scoop beneath the number of cans which the scoop will hold. He thentilts the scoop toward his body, so that the base stands vertically, and the back member is in a horizontal position, with the bottoms of the cans resting thereon. The operator can then safely carry the scoop, with the cans thereon, to the place desired. without danger of any of the cans falling therefrom. Vfhen the operator reaches the point where the cans are needed, he simply turns the scoop into the position it had originally, when the cans were gathered up, and permits the cans to roll from the scoop. The handles 18 are disposed at a, sufficient height ab ve the base board, to permit the same being grasped by the hands of the operator, and the cans to roll onto and off of the scoop, without touching the operators hands.

Figure 2 shows a modified form of the scoop which is formed from a single sheet of metal, doubled along its longitudinal medial line, and then the thus doubled portions bent at right angles to the remainder thereof, with the result that there is produced the base portion 19, and the back member 20. Angular ttshaped straps 21 have their lower horizontal arms 22- secured to the lower face of the base, their vertical bight portions secured to the outer face of the back member, vhile their upper horizontal arms extend outwardly over the base in position to be pod by the hands of the operator.

In Figure 3 the scoop is formed similarly to that of Figure 2, except that the base 23 and the back member 2% are of a single piece or sheet oi metal, and not doubled as in the other form. To the inner face, adjacent the upper edge, of the back member 24 are secured to horizontally extending handles 25.

Figure l shows a further modification formed from a sheet of metal bent to provide the base 26, and the back member 27. It will be noted, however, that the back member is considerably narrower than the base, said back member serving as the grip by means of which the operator grasps the scoop in lifting, carrying, and discharging the cans. In handling cylindrical cans, there are spaces between the adjacent pairs of cans, so that the operators thumbs may readily grip the back member at two of such points, and conveniently carry the scoop, with its load of cans. \Vhen discharging the cans from this form of the scoop, the operator simply raises his thumbs to get them out of the way, and thus permit the cans to readily roll from the scoop.

\Vhile l have shown several modifications of thescoop, it will be readily seen that the principle involved is inherent in all of the diiierent forms.

What is claimed is: V e

l. A can lifting, carrying, and discharging scoop, comprising a base, a back memher, and hand grips 011 the back member extending transversely of the base.

2. A can scoop comprising a base, a back member disposed at an angle to the base and handles on the back member extending transversely of the base.

8. A can scoop comprising an elongated base, an elongated backmember carried by one 01 the longer edge portions of the base and extending at an angle therefrom, and handles carried by the back member and extending over the base. 7

4. A can scoop comprising a base having the end portions of its upper face beveled, a back member carried by one of the longer edge portions of the base and having the end portions of its inner face beveled, and handle members carried by the back mem her and extending across the base member.

In testimony whereof, I my signa ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

HOl VARD J. HART.

Witnesses Y W. C. CLINTON, J. M. BOOTS. 

